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单词 auriferous
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Definition of auriferous in English:

auriferous

adjective ɔːˈrɪf(ə)rəsɔˈrɪfərəs
  • (of rocks or minerals) containing gold.

    (岩石,矿石)含金的

    not all the quartz veins are auriferous
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The auriferous veins there are usually interbedded sandstone mudstone varieties metamorphosed into greenschist facies.
    • The combination of these factors limited the nature of auriferous fluids, if any, that could have deposited gold in zones of structurally induced permeability.
    • To protect potential mining sites and timber supplies, the Box-Ironbark eucalypt forests which characterised auriferous soils were held back from agricultural settlement.

Origin

Mid 17th century: from Latin aurifer 'gold-bearing' (from aurum 'gold') + -ous.

Definition of auriferous in US English:

auriferous

adjectiveɔˈrɪfərəsôˈrifərəs
  • (of rocks or minerals) containing gold.

    (岩石,矿石)含金的

    not all the quartz veins are auriferous
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The combination of these factors limited the nature of auriferous fluids, if any, that could have deposited gold in zones of structurally induced permeability.
    • The auriferous veins there are usually interbedded sandstone mudstone varieties metamorphosed into greenschist facies.
    • To protect potential mining sites and timber supplies, the Box-Ironbark eucalypt forests which characterised auriferous soils were held back from agricultural settlement.

Origin

Mid 17th century: from Latin aurifer ‘gold-bearing’ (from aurum ‘gold’) + -ous.

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